TEH Podcast

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TEH Podcast episodes:

April 19, 2023TEH 189: Internet Woes, Social Media what now? and Planetary Slingshots
In This Episode: Internet Woes, Social Media what now? and Planetary Slingshots

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
0:00 Netflix failures
1:40 LN: My internet
5:00 No power
10:00 UPS shutting down
17:00 GR: Home wiring woes. Concrete Vs. Internet
29:00 Google fiber and outages
33:00 LN: Twitter, social media alternatives?
34:20 Substack Notes, Mastodon – which one to use?
37:00 Blue Sky, it’s Jack Dorsey
38:00 Twitter was best for news
44:00 LN: Virtual machines: Uses for VM’s
48:00 GR: Space News and slingshots
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
25 gravity assists! (a flyby of the Earth–Moon system in August 2024, Venus in August 2025, second flyby of Earth in September 2026, and a third and final flyby of Earth in January 2029)
Ain’t it Cool
58:00 LN: Beef? Cool but strange… https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14403178/
1:00:00 GR: M3GAN… not so cool
1:02:00 Hello Tomorrow, on Apple TV+, retro futuristic world
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
1:04:00 LN: Is AI Taking Over the World?
1:06:00 GR: 10 Reasons You Should Be Using AirDrop To Transfer Files
...more
1h 8min
April 05, 2023TEH 188: Virtual Machines, Complaining about complaining, the Future & Buffy.
In This Episode: Virtual Machines, Complaining about complaining, the Future & Buffy.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
LN: I’ve been marveling at virtual machines of late. My backup software exposed a nifty scenario.
2:33 Ask Leo! server is a virtual machine
4:00 Backing up
6:00 How it works on Mac
12:00 In iCloud
15:00 Windows and games on your Mac
19:00 Building a NAS
20:00 Cost
22:00 Apple classical music
GR: Complaining about complaining
What’s the point of complaining about AI? Lots of people saying “this is bad for my industry”
27:00 But what is the goal? Laws? Companies giving up?
GR – 29:00 Addressing full speed issues
30:00 Point out potential problems
33:00 Confidently wrong
Letter signed by Elon Musk demanding AI research pause sparks controversy
39:00 LN – Enjoy the Singularity: How to Be Optimistic About the Future
40:00 Ethics
GR: 42:00 The Great Tragedy of the ‘Buffy’ HD Remaster
LN 52:00 Smoothing & enjoyment
Ain’t it Cool
56:00 LN: Pre-cool? Colossus books.
57:15 GR: Tetris (the movie)
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
59:50 LN: Running CHKDSK When CHKDSK Won’t Run
1:01:00 GR: 10 Things You Can Do With ChatGPT
...more
1h 8min
March 29, 2023TEH 187: Pretend voices for good or evil. VOIP can do anything.
In This Episode: Pretend voices for good or evil. VOIP can do anything.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
Our guest is … a virtual Randy
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
LN: Audio synthesis… making pretend voices
2:00 Using https://beta.elevenlabs.io/ – Playing some samples of virtual voice.
5:40 Audio deep fake is trivially easy
8:00 banking software
Sound passwords come over POTS – Plain Old Telephone System lines
11:30 GR – Content creation possibilities
Easier audio setup
13:25 Speaking clearly
15:00 Other voices
20:00 Redo – virtual voice overs
21:00 If you can’t speak
25:00 GR: Moving a Landline
Google fiber makes VOIP possible
28:00 Porting your number. Easier than expected
33:00 So many configurations
34:00 number of phones in the house
36:00 Vonage
45:00 Google number
https://voip.ms
https://www.grandstream.com/products/gateways-and-atas/analog-telephone-adaptors/product/ht802
48:00 LN: Massive external drive
51:00 GR: 22 Terabytes!!!
Ain’t it Cool
52:00 LN: Picard. Mandalorian. The Last Of Us. Carnival Row.
54:00 GR: Off Satellite TV. YouTube TV… testing.
1:00:00 Buffy the vampire slayer
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
1:04:00 LN: My free resources page, where my most important book – The Ask Leo! Guide to Staying Safe Online – was updated while we were out.
1:05:06 GR: Avoid This Mistake When Emailing Images
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1h 7min
March 01, 2023TEH 186: Why Free software. Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft.
In This Episode: Why Free software. Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
0:30 LN: Microphones
2:00 GR: Old USB mics
3:45 LN: Why Do People Create Free Software?
4:20 Games, digital products are easy to reproduce
5:40 Promote other paid versions or other software
Free, but support encouraged (pay what you want)
7:00 Promote other things
9:00 Hoping it’s a hit, then charge for the next one.
10:10 Pay as you want… donations. Like Cliptools.
11:38 Open Source – Cooperation
13:10 Open source leads to product
15:38 Like Bitwarden
16:00 Learn or show what you can do. Get experience.
18:20 LN – Candy Crush. Eventually they start offering you things. In Ap purchases.
20:00 LN: Altruism
20:20 LN: You are the product / ads
22:00 ChatGPT joins in.
23:00 Market share.
24:15 Beta testing. Market testing.
25:00 LN – Sometimes it’s a scam
25:45 It’s not really free
26:00 Don’t let your guard down
27:00 Google and Android
28:40 GR: Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft
31:00 Prevention – Face ID and Touch ID
36:00 LN – How does it apply to Android?
42:00 LN – Law enforcement
Ain’t it Cool
46:00 LN: Colossus: The Forbin Project – (inspired by Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears)
51:00 GR: Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
54:30 LN: How Do I Keep My Email Address When I Change My ISP?
55:30 GR: How To Prevent Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft
...more
59min
February 22, 2023TEH 185: AI and Jobs… Can everything get better?
In This Episode: AI and jobs… Can everything get better?

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
GR: (Philosophy) What happens if in 20 years all labor jobs, service jobs, and non-creative jobs can be done cheaper by AI + robotics. What would the economy look like? (Star Trek, etc.)
2:25 We have taken steps in this direction
5:00 Adding in AI
8:30 Star Trek and currency
10:43 LN: We don’t lose jobs, we change jobs.
17:00 People pursuing their own interest
20:00 How fast is it going?
29:00 3-D printing
33:00 What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?
34:00 Robot arm watching for what to do
41:00 Can AI do something entirely new?
Book: Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears
46:00 Are we simulations? Of what?
50:00 Compare to Stack Overflow
55:00 Regular expressions
Ain’t it Cool
57:40 GR: Poker Face on Peacock
1:00:00 LN: Picard is back! On Paramount+
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
1:02:00 LN: Why Do People Create Free Software?
1:02:43 GR 7 Ways To Fix a Mac Keyboard That Is Not Working Correctly
...more
1h 5min
February 16, 2023TEH 184: New search – Is AI a smart Bard or stealing content?
In This Episode: New search – Is AI a smart Bard or stealing content?

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
Reminiscing the past…
2:00 Looks like search will be changing faster than we thought… AI again
3:00 Cramming it down our throat (Some annoying coercion.)
12:00 Meet Google Bard
14:00 What if it’s wrong, or bad or racist?
18:00 Evolution of search engine… end of content creators?
22:00 Google’s mission may be changing to “search for answers” instead of “search for web pages.” The golden age of Internet content is coming to an end…
25:00 Where is information coming from?
Are search engines stealing content?
28:00 How far down will search results go?
31:00 If content creators go away… where will content come from?
32:00 Hiring experts?
36:00 People don’t know how to search (still).
38:00 Intent is the new holy grail. ‘What’s the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?”
41:00 Confidently wrong
Ain’t it Cool
46:00 GR – The Hike by Drew Magary
48:00 LN – Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World – David J. Epstein
On TV – Last of us.
Serpent Queen.
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
50:00 GR: What To Do Before Handing Your iPhone to a Cashier, Ticket-Taker or Police (Revisited)
53:00 LN: Your 6 Strongest Practical Password Techniques, Ranked
...more
57min
February 01, 2023TEH 183: Is History Old? Being Platform Agnostic, How AI Gets smart
In This Episode: Is History Old? Being Platform Agnostic, How AI Gets smart

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
0:40 Mac vs. PC & Is history old?
4:00 How do people discover new music.
How TikTok is changing things
6:00 Finding music on TV, movies?
8:00 Flowers
8:42 Eclectic taste.
Philosophizing on the benefits of being “platform agnostic” – the benefit from having a wider range of comfort with different platforms.
11:15 GR – Other platforms
14:00 Siri and Alexa
16:00 Internet of things
19:00 Online works on all platforms
How Standards Proliferate
21:39 LN: Discovered today that “everyone has a website” if they have a google account.
Google Drive -> New -> More -> Google Sites (Leo’s Example) – Kinda cool, very low barrier to entry. Easy to set up.
Interestingly blogger is still around too: https://leosexample.blogspot.com/
24:20 GR: using it for tags. Restaurants should use it!
27:20 GR: Artificial Intelligence is really based on Human Intelligence. But then Human Intelligence is based on Human Intelligence too.
Army of coders
30:30 LN Combining things in a new way
31:00 Image controversy
33:46 GR AI generated Stock photos
37:40 GR: Hardware keys as authentication. Apple allows them now for device login.
40:00 LN YubiKey
45:00 Phishing
Ain’t it Cool
50:52 LN: The Last of Us
53:30 GR: Finished House of the Dragon
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
55:00 LN: How Long Should a Password Be?
1:01:00 GR: Using the Terminal For a Better Mac Calculator
...more
1h 4min
January 25, 2023TEH 182: Programming again. Mac touch screen and Virtual Reality. Security and You.
In This Episode: Programming again. Mac touch screen and Virtual Reality. Security and You.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
GR: Programming again
1:00 New ClipTools – https://macmost.com/cliptools
6:00 Patreon funding
7:00 Expanding the ap
8:00 LN: Feature request
13:40 GR: Will Mac add a touch screen? Opinions on touch-screen macs.
18:00 LN: I’ve used PC laptops with and without.
21:00 GR: Apple ready to release VR Headset… yes no?
How it works… What it could look like.
3D display?
30:00 Buying more Apple
34:20 LN: In search of perfection. Bitwarden Design flaw
37:20 Add two characters to your master password
38:30 Is perfect security possible?
45:00 You are responsible for your security
Ain’t it Cool
49:50 LN: Audio book – “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World” by David J. Epstein.
53:00 GR: New Game of Thrones
There are more dragons
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
54:00 LN: Macrium Reflect Free is Going Away
55:00 GR: A New Free Mac Utility App: ClipTools
...more
57min
January 11, 2023TEH 181: Lastpass again. CES not so much. Future of Search.
In This Episode: Lastpass again. CES not so much. Future of Search.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
1:30 LN: LastPass. They “had” a good reputation… but messed up
3:00 Recommendation change, how fast should you change?
7:00 What the press says…
9:40 1password and Bitwarden
11:30 Absolute security
15:30 GR: Timing
17:10 Four good managers
18:40 Breaking encryption costs $$$
19:40 Phishing is easier
25:00 Paranoia can make your security worse
25:20 LN: CES – Consumer Electronics Show. Kinda underwhelming.
TVs (you won’t use), cars (you won’t be able to drive), gadgets (sounds cool, but ?)
The most exciting I’ve seen is “Delta Air Lines will offer its SkyMiles members free WiFi on most domestic flights.”
30:00 GR: United maybe makes miles interesting
34:20 LN: AI – “Microsoft is reportedly looking to embed OpenAI’s ChatGPT into Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.”
And also in Bing. (Wrong answers with confidence.)
36:20 GR: The future of search?
45:25 GR: New Mac App.
ClipTools in the Mac App Store: https://macmost.com/cliptools
Ain’t it Cool
50:50 LN: Willow – Limited Series and the old movie
53:00 GR: Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
54:00 LN: LastPass Breach 2022: My Recommendation
54:40 GR: Should You Use Microsoft Office or Apple Apps on Your Mac?
...more
57min
January 04, 2023TEH 180: Predictions for 2023
In This Episode: Predictions for 2023

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.
(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)
Top Stories
0:23 Predictions for 2023
1:00 GR: AI chatbots
3:10 LN: ChatGPT will fool High School teachers
8:40 GR: Apple will come out with VR glasses
11:50 GR: First self-driving cars for real
12:50 LN: Probably no self driving cars
15:20 LN: Self driving trucks
17:50 GR: Social Media Fragmentation. Big guys are breaking up. Mastodon growing
25:55 LN: Youtube shorts are growing
27:40 GR: Passkeys… super long passwords will hopefully improve
34:40 GR: More automation to replace workers
37:50 LN: Probably won’t be in 2023. Will be a backlash
35:39 LN: Airlines meltdown
40:40 GR: BIG Denver meltdown
41:45 LN: Philippines air breakdown.
Techies try to bypass damaged UPS, send 380V into air traffic system
What happens when you plug a 110v machine into a 220 outlet
Ain’t it Cool
50:00 GR: Alice In Borderland Season 2 on Netflix
52:00 LN: Evil (Paramount+), Witcher: Blood Origins (Netflix), Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount+)
BSP: Blatant Self-Promotion
54:35 LN: Saved: Backing up with Macrium Reflect Online course on sale until ~15th:
55:20 GR: Why You Need To Be Careful When Buying a Used Mac
...more
58min

FAQs about TEH Podcast:

How many episodes does TEH Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 260 episodes available.